State Budget Talks Collapse As Legislature Heads Home

After more than three months, Republican lawmakers are still searching for viable solution to the Commonwealth’s unfinished budget, which has started to affect operations and the state’s financial standing. Read the rest of entry »

State’s Fiscal Woes Hit Dire Straits

In an interview earlier this week, Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati said, “we’re out of money and we’ve never been in this position before.”  That statement underscored the severity of a budget impasse that has dragged on for nearly three months past its Constitutional deadline.  And now, state officials are closing the coffers as outside groups ramp up the pressure. Read the rest of entry »